Adjustable cap



Patented Nev. 3e, 192e.

STATES;

remis MAX SOLI-LSH, OF NEVI YORK, lT. Y.

ADJUSTABLE CAP.

Application filed June 21, 1924.

My invention relates to that class of caps or hats which are adjustablearound the head .to fit heads of widely different sizes and tocompensate for shrinkingI or ill fitting'.

Caps of this kind have been heretofore proposed with slits or openingsin the lower edge of the cap fabric at each side of the visor, tabsextending from the rear portion of the cap over the slits to the frontof the cap and adjusting` means for drawinp; the ends of the strapstogether. Stiffened tongues have also been proposed attached to thesides of the visor and projectingl rearwardly between the lining and thecap fabric to guide and keep the lower edqje of the cap in its variedadjustments.

But said slits or openings are objectionable in appearance and weakenthe structure of the cap.

ltfy invent-ion consists primarily in a peculiar construction of thepattern and fabric blank from which the cap is made and of the guidingtongues so that when the cap is put together full allowance is made forthe ad j ustment of the head band or portion without slitting; oropening that portion of the cap and without causing` any discomforts tothe wearer, all substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

ln order that my invention may be fully understood l shall firstdescribe in detail the mode in which I at present carry my inventioninto practice and then particularly define the invention in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming` part ofthis application in which the same parts are designated by like numbersin all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an adj ustable cap made in accordancewith my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan of the pattern from which the body of the said cap ismade, before stitching.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the inside of the cap partlybroken away showing' the special formation of the adjustable portionsthereof.

In the cap shown in the drawings7 9 is the fabric blank of cog-wheelpattern from which the fabric body 10 of the cap is made, the adjacentradial edges of the fabric seg- Serial NO. 721.470.

ments 11, 12, 13and 14 on each side being stitched together to form thefulled body of the cap.

In making caps, these Cog-wheel patterns and blanks are usually made inthree sizes 1) ,arge for the sizes from 71]@ to Z5/S inclusive, (2)medium for the most common sizes 7 and Z1/8, and for the sizes below'i'.

In my invention I avoid the lateral lower edge openings heretofore leftor cut to permit the peripheral adjustment and provide for stitching`together the adjacent edges of the segments 12 and 13 on each sidethroughout to the bottom edge without using a pat tern larger than therequired size.

l. accomplish these important results by eitendingr the lower portionsof the segments of the pattern and fabric on each side of the visorforwardly so as to form triangular extensions 15 tapering` from nothing`at about the middle of the front edge of the segment 13 to aconsiderable width at the outer edge of the segment and its extension,as best shown in Figure 2.

Then when the adjacent edges of the segments 12 and 13 on each side arestitched together to form the seams 16 a downward bell or flare will beformed in the lower portion of the cap at each side of the visor.

Around the rear of the cap between the lining` 17 and the cap fabric isplaced the usual inside rear stiffening strip 18, which is stitched tothe lower edge of the cap fabric and terminates at its forward ends a.short distance from the respective ends of the visor. rI'he frontstiifening strip 19 is eX- tended upwardly from the stiifening of thevisor and terminates at its rear ends at about the ends of the visor sothat spaces are left between the respective ends of the rear and frontstiifening strips, which are covered by the soft fabric extensions 15 ofthe segments 13. .l

To. the rear ends of the front stiffening strip 19 are stitched, or maybe formed integrally therewith, rearwardly extending stiifened tongues20 preferably of fabric, sliding,` lengthwise in loops or keepers 21also preferably of fabric and attached to the inside of the cap fabricinside the lining. To loosen or tighten the adjustable head band thusformed, I in the present example of my invention employ forwardlyextending tabs 22 stitched or attached on each side to the loWer fabricof the cap at the seams 16 and extending forwardly around the lfront ofthe cap Where they are joined together by an adjustable strap 23, Whichcan be shortened or lengthened at Will by a buckle 2%.

lVith this construction and arrangement when the adjustable strap 23 isshortened to tighten the head band of the cap, the triangular softfabric extensions are gathered or f-olded between the tongues on theinside and the tabs 22 on the outside as the respective separated endsof the front and rear stiifening strips 18 and 19 are brought nearertogether. Thus the folds ofthe soft extensions 15 are kept flat and donot cause any discomfort to the wearer While the undesirable slits oropenings in the fabric heretofore proposed are avoided. It must be keptin mind that the slits or openings have been heretofore left to avoidusing a larger pattern and more cloth than usual for the size, and thatmy triangular soft extensions or projections'15 from the front edges ofthe pattern segments 13, also render unnecessary the use of an oversizepattern, but Without leaving the sides of the cap open.

l claim as my invention:

A cap, the body of which is formed With radial segments, opposite onesof which are provided with substantially triangular eX- tensions, theadjacent edges of the segments and extensions being attached together,tabs attached to the outside of the cap body and covering the saidextensions, means for drawing said tabs together to form folds in theextensions and take up any excess fullness in the cap body, twostiffening strips attached to the inside of the cap body along theperiphery of the head opening, one of said strips being located in frontof the eX- tensions, and the other being located at the rear of saidextensions, keepers on the rear stiffening strip, and stiff tonguesstitched to the ends of the front stilfening strip covering theextensions and slidable in the said keepers to press the folds againstsaid tabs and keep the stifening strips aligned to any adjustment of thecap body.

ln testimony whereof l aiix rny signa ture.

MAX SOLASH.

